The Untold Truth Of The Menu

[@Looper]

What did you think of "The Menu?"

[@amarbyrd2520]

I'm not the only one who - otherwise thinking the movie was excellent - was wondering why the STAFF would be willing to commit to that "Chef Jim Jones" group role 🤔 😮😬

[@notreally2406]

Pure shit

[@starcherry6814]

Not a waste of time I appreciate the attention to detail w/ the food! Very artsy Just wish it were more funny that's all

[@SyntheticHuman01]

I was hooked, I loved "Tyler's Bullshit". And yes I can identify when the joy of doing something so simple as a cheese burger can bring a smile. Love and joy of doing something for someone who will appreciate it is very gratifying. This movie is excellent I was looking forward to watching it. And it was delightful to watch. The whole menu was all thought provoking, a dying art. But a simple burger that was meant to be nothing but a tasteful meal that takes no thought into eating it. Everything else was for all your fancy taste buds. Like the food critic that just "tested" the food to never enjoy the food.

[@srikarallena]

I didn't get it completely why did the main 2 characters survived ?

[@roastinpeace2320]

This movie was so bizarre and unique I fell in love with it immediately. It's such a great combination of horror and comedy. For example the "breadless bread plate" and "Tyler's Bullshit" were genious lol.

[@RKingis]

It's like Waiting meats Saw 😅

[@tonysnyder2216]

After I finished watching this movie, I really wanted a cheeseburger.

[@WingedGirlV]

Yes but you also knew it wouldn't be that good 😂

[@jamescurryiii375]

Same here

[@panamabob]

Dead ass 🤌🏾

[@ericamunro4889]

Damn right

[@court5664]

Same and then I got one the next day!

[@auroraboracat26]

I’m quite happy they included Margo getting physical, I mean if someone said they invited you to an island just to die i’d be pretty pissed too.

[@SouthPawArtist]

The Menu, Glass Onion, and Triangle of Sadness are just some of the films from 2022 that became an instant favorite of mine. Well-made films backed up by incredible performances of stellar cast. 2022 was a great year overall particularly for independent and horror films. X, Pearl, Barbarian, The Northman, etc. Hopefully 2023 brings a lot of good stuff too.

[@r_feds1690]

I need to watch the triangle of sadness

[@pcucumbern]

@@r_feds1690 you should it’s funny and so so good

[@r_feds1690]

@@pcucumbern I did watch it yesterday, it was a bit slow for me.

[@thecat5819]

another in a similar category category is probably white lotus season 2

[@hippityhoppity5035]

Glass onion was garbage

[@vivicovoibarra]

I loved this movie !!! It was dark and fun ! Not a single boring moment…. I was hoping for a twist at the end tho ! But I still enjoyed it

[@verynick]

I think the ending is pretty twisty, no? Haha it’s subtle but I can get behind it

[@johnvaldez90]

She got away. That was a twist I wasn't expecting

[@DeathSwiper]

She dies

[@woojinbloo44]

I only knew Chef Dominique Crenn from Iron Chef in Netflix and watching her there brings me joy. She just exudes confidence and lightness that makes her seem that no matter what challenges there will be, she will win it. After I knew here that she was directly involved in the food, it all made sense.

[@Kaboomboo]

I ate at her restaurant in 2017 for my husband's birthday. Fantastic experience. Our friend worked there. He was a former employee of my husband at another Michelin restaurant. Fine dining really is hokey sometimes.

[@KyloRenRadio]

Went into THE MENU not knowing much about it besides being a dark comedy-horror. Loved it, and hope it gets some love during award season. 🍔

[@joeljack8589]

This film is quickly becoming a modern classic

[@FlyingTigersKMT]

Great movie. Very unconventional. Refreshing. I’ll glad to see some real acting from characters that you can believe are characters instead of the typical actors who just play themselves every movie like… the Rock or Tom Cruise.

[@lkf8799]

Was hoping for more camp. Had some good dark humor in the trailer that I would have appreciated more of in the film. Still enjoyed it. The commentary on what corrupts art was super interesting and there were great cast performances and character dynamics. I'm always up for a good revenge story and an awesome final girl 😉

[@danielramsey6141]

Definitely reminds me of “Velvet Buzzsaw” in how the joys of the world and the fine arts can be ruined by Money, Greed, Ego, and Cynical outlooks on life or everyday General things we do. So yeah, It’s very dynamic in that criticism towards the Cynical nature in response to art of any kind.

[@MERCHIODOS]

Went in watching expecting to be a movie about rich folks eating meals and thats all, but I did not expect the twist the film gave and end up enjoying the film

[@barbiquearea]

One of the best films to come out in 2022. It should sweep the Oscars this year.

[@m00nl1ghtba3]

I loved it so much, it gave me midsommar vibes with hidden meanings and so much more.

[@adamhenley8295]

I enjoyed it but I doubt it will get more than a couple of awards I guess we will see 🤷‍♀️

[@kr63]

‘Sweep the Oscars’ 🤣 ok

[@ThePartyyChat]

It’s not that good chill out bud lol

[@lrm52283]

@@Lozza97 are you fucking kidding me?! Top gun 2... tell me your a child with no love for cinema without telling me

[@ingriddelarosa1905]

Always find Ralph Fiennes performance intrigueng (and there is a very comedic side to him) - the movie Menu reminded me of stories I read as a child (somewhat gruesome) by Wilhelm Busch written in 19th century:Max & Moritz, Struwwelpeter and more ... kind of funny but not really. I grew up with that sort of story telling but I am 78 now : ) Only the setting in this movie is current and highly stylized with it's gruesome content as well. The main character the Chef moralizing his twisted action towards each individual, Guest seems correctly played. Well done - not funny though, not to me. The Hamburger scene was light and a nice surprise in more than one way.

[@valigeo96]

Masterful, one of the best films I have seen in a long time.

[@nicolas.grisanti]

I loved this film! Everyone was incredible, off course Ralph Fiennes and Anya Taylor-Joy, but my favorite was Nicholas Hoult. He was so funny at this obsessive-snob character.

[@tonyharden7159]

Great films are too often too quickly forgoten in the 21st Century. This film is a classic, and it's my hope that it's not just thrown in the dust bin when it's no longer the new release for home viewing.

[@jenniekim8096]

Tyler's bullshit* hands down the best scene 😂

[@editname3502]

Segal was in “executive decision “ for like 5 mins 😂

[@pj4433]

That’s why it’s his best film

[@editname3502]

@@pj4433 lol no doubt

[@nicolas.grisanti]

@@pj4433 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jademcl4727]

I really, REALLY want a prequel for once. I need to know how the fuck everybody in that staff got there.

[@CookingMike]

This movie was hilarious ! it has me laughing so hard.

[@johnvaldez90]

Loved it. Watched it twice. Once alone

[@Kaboomboo]

My husband has been disillusioned with Hollywood for years. He also worked in Michelin Star restaurants in the Bay Area for years. In fact we've eaten at Chef Crenn's restaurant (his former employee was a waiter there). He loved this movie. He understood every single nuance and joke with fine dining. It was nice he found joy in a new film, something i thought he wouldn't get again. Almost paralleling the film.

[@jooliagoolia9959]

It left me praying for a prequel!!! 🎈 🎉

[@kle2217]

Just watched this movie and loved it. Heard good reviews about the film. For the longest time I didn't know what it was about and thought it had something to do with the guest being the main menu and turned into the food itself, so I put off watching the film.

[@Kiddo_williams]

I was so confused by the movie and what it was talking about the theme didn’t get across to me much but it was a fun watch nonetheless.

[@milab9129]

Simple things made with love, like a 9-dollar burger, are much greater than fancy artificial "concept dishes", that actually restrain artists. P.S. Margot saw on the newspaper photo how happy the chef was cooking a patty at some fast food restaurant, and that saved her. She didn't become a part of what destroyed his life. She brought a smile on his face again by ordering that burger.

[@PD_Piano_Film]

He is a person who want it support for his family, but after he tried so hard he feels he can’t satisfy his mum or guest.... The only moment he feel happy is in that burger restaurant

[@HadirUntukAnda]

Are you that stupid? Or are you the type who need to be spoonfeed of information?

[@Kiddo_williams]

@@HadirUntukAnda I rewatched the movie a second time and actually enjoyed more than my first also stfu

[@dinoatcharterdotnet]

I want to know they strung up the "angel investor" guy on wires and lowered him into the water. Was there a giant crane on the island that we never saw?

[@rockyramos1796]

I just didnt understand why the remaining guest just accepted Death ..left me so confused .

[@private.access]

Because eating a cheeseburger just won't come to their "higher class" minds

[@danielramsey6141]

Because they were at the mercy of a dude that hated them and their life choices. And it’s clear he was a person that hated himself. He might’ve even specifically selected these chefs under him because they shared the same outlook and or Depression as him! The knew they line they would all cross would either lead them to death or imprisonment! The Ultimate reason and lesson the film is trying to teach is “Misery”. Sometimes we doom ourselves into becoming something we never wanted to be. The Chef admitted his sins during the middle portions of the film, how he desired to stab his Father after he strangle his mother, how seeing her constantly drink herself under as if wanting to die. How all the Chef’s aspersions were ruined in life, and how they mirror their worst aspects his highest paid clients while they themselves have no desire to change grow or even learn that they are actively harming others through their own actions. In a way, it was either him that would kill them, or the slow hand of death. Chef Slowvik chose to speed up the process.

[@biljam972]

And such awful painful death, being burned alive. I don't get it either. One thing is to accept being killed but in that fashion...? Why? It doesn't make sense.

[@RictusHolloweye]

That was the point where the movie became surreal. I don't think it was trying to be realistic at that point.

[@pekz6915]

I remember the chef saying that they all could of just tried to leave and forcefully fight for their lives and they might have even been successful but questioned them on why they chose to stay and not try to blitz their way out.

[@missy_naneylove3457]

I going into this movie without any expectation and came out tramautized and well satisfied on the ending.

[@Daniela-de7vs]

Best film I’ve seen this year so far.

[@ericleschhorn5850]

What is impressive about the film is the strangeness of Will Tracy's mind. First question: why do they let Margo in? Second question, why does Elsa (Hong Chau) say that Margo is not going to replace her and try to kill her? She's not supposed to be there. You can tell that Ralph Fiennes' performance is excellent, and it's the one that gives away that the movie is a satire. But near the end of the movie, I think Ralph himself must have said: what the hell am I doing here?

[@MillionZillion]

cuz he had been mentally manipulating the staff for years

[@angelabarnes1675]

The first answer is because they couldn't ditch the plan entirely, so they them in and evaluated Margo, deeming she wasn't like the rest by the end of it. 2nd answer is, that she could tell he was taking a liking to her. She could tell he was interested in her story and that means she could've possibly swayed his mind, jealousy. Ralph did an amazing job, honestly I didn't get that feel from him like you stated. He played it perfect to the T, it resognates with many that have been in certain careers. Just saying

[@Halconyx]

Cheeseburger can save a life, that's for sure!

[@GabrielGarcia-tz6dd]

Honestly i hesitated alot, but then finally i watched and im happy i did. the movie was amazing and had me focused on the food lol

[@brandonspeed]

Just watched this and I thought it was fantastic

[@xavestron]

"i had a bad run-in with him" yeah we all know how he run🤣

[@ximeimei0]

Hoult missed the opportunity to use the Mean Girls Regina punch line haha

[@rachman.syahril]

It's just Voldemort if He was an Elite Chef...

[@pdoyled]

"Nagini... dinner."

[@uptownkittydc]

This movie surprised me ,it was very good.

[@kimanireid6111]

Watched a recap for that movie and enjoyed it a lot

[@DL_2021]

Still don't get it why all staff and the rest of customers accepted the death.

[@josefk7437]

The movie seems to capture the struggles of actors and movie makers or any profession that has critics, snob appeal, appeals to wealthy assholes, or requires showmanship. Actors and anyone else involved in making movies would have met people who are like the characters. The movie is so absurd that we don't feel too much sympathy for the characters.

[@NattieAngel]

So happy they added the slap

[@ForeverLuxeDesigns]

Chau played that role to a T!!! Total bad ass actress!

[@sharondalewis1620]

Middinner lol The food version of Midsommer 😂😂

[@chrisfox961]

I can't wait for the sequel, The Menu 2!

[@pulloutgang278]

How can there be a sequel when everyone died

[@chrisfox961]

@@pulloutgang278 Not everyone!

[@BadJuJu93]

Anya has 2 accents and its blowing my mind

[@percypercerton2125]

Just watched it…and now on my way to White Castle

[@dagowop5276]

Took me a minute but finally got into it after 2 views and have to say a great flick hands down something new something different. About time.

[@Enkarashaddam]

I like this movie

[@eldudereno204]

Fiennes character, is definitely a complete nut case lol. Probably a psychopath. I guess he let Anyas character go. Because she wasn’t supposed to be there. Though I do wonder, if she really got away. Because it seems that the boat she’s on just, conks out. And stops working leaving her stranded. So there’s a good chance she just, is trapped until she dies of starvation

[@FlyingTigersKMT]

She was released because she challenged him and made him feel like cooking for someone again which is a feeling he lost. That was his reason for living and he let her live after he felt that excitement again.

[@poovanna4284]

Do you think he escaped in the end

[@FlyingTigersKMT]

@@poovanna4284 Fiennes was the first one to die in the flame as he stood in the middle while it burned, you even see his character burn up

[@surjithravi4398]

Actually the boat didn't conk out. She turned it off after reasonable distance to think its safe, just to enjoy the Cheesebruger

[@thecat5819]

someone had a theory that he poisoned her by using expired cow meat [hence the focus on the meat in the beginning] which is an interesting theory but probably not what happened lol

[@joseandrade3426]

Very Good Movie

[@calindneriv]

The movie is great but they missed a Key Guest type: The Micheline guide evaluators. the fear of loosing a Star or the pressure to get one, is great and causes chefs to commit suicide in real life.

[@lrm52283]

Funny story.... everyone will think I'm lying. We went to the restaurant this is modeled after, alinea, the second and third and fifth seasons. Either 2 or 3 there was a dish that was a dessert, very brittle, and held in a clamp. We were instructed how to release it so it wouldn't shatter, but my hubby didn't listen and broke his all over the table. He licked the table. They said "we can get you another, sir" and my hubby was like great, still gonna eat this one too (the tables are really clean) Next time we went, they were plating desert on the table like the last scene on the floor. Also my hubby was on masterchef season 2 as an ametuer chef like tyler (but better)...a super fun watch for us!

[@lrm52283]

@@samanderson6194 i love that you go around trolling others to get a life yet clearly this is your's, sad. You know we can click on you and see all your trolling comments of bitterness

[@lrm52283]

@@samanderson6194 you told me to kill myself, so you stay sweet. And your life must be great responding to a week old KZbin comment

[@kr63]

That was 2 hours of my life I won’t get back. The movie had me on edge but the writing was a bit cowardly at the end.

[@TheMaryweather]

In what way?

[@MegaMaxiepad]

I liked the movie. Not particularly memorable, but ATJ was in it and she consistently chooses good scripts.

[@teekxoxo]

honestly the best movie to come out of 2022…. eealao and nope are 2 and 3

[@jingamikage3700]

If this movie gets a sequel, I want Gordon Ramsay as the vain villain.

[@Briguy1027]

That was a s'mores recipe from hell.

[@ashishgajbe3062]

The message is clear. We are going to die. So be happy with the little things.

[@Terriblegolfer16]

She should talk in her American accent lmao

[@smkh2890]

If you know any rich people, you may notice they just toy with their food and don't really eat with gusto or enthusiasm. Upper-class expensive restaurants conform to this and make food a cosmetic event rather than nutrition.

[@geodude28]

That one thing I hate about society "critters" telling us what good and what not good instead enjoying the things that can be some simple in life

[@joe3755]

It feels like not many people picked up on the strong possibility the old couples daughter killed herself because her father was molesting her.

[@VegasViking420]

I pay attention to this movie because Anya Taylor joy can fuckin GET IT, no other reason.

[@ibuumar]

undertand the chef was a pshco...the customers are victims...but dont undertand why are all the staffs were so stupid to die without fighting 🤔

[@pj4433]

They were basically in a cult mentality I think

[@TheMaryweather]

@@pj4433 I think its commentary on cult like mentality that working in kitchen under a chef creates.

[@agp11001]

@@pj4433 Indeed. They are Slowik's disciples. They agree with his philosophy. And they are willing to go down with him.

[@evalynlaza3558]

After watching this movie "The Menu" I don't really liked the ending part of it, it breaks my heart to see that only one escape 😪😪

[@notreally2406]

I actually lost some respect for Will Ferrell for putting his name on that garbage.

[@henryaoyama8415]

What garbagr

[@jordanmcmichael6682]

Was interesting but reeeally dissapointed me

[@miguelgonzalez6213]

Oddly enough, Leguizamo is the least impressive on-screen and I still have zero idea why this guy continues to get jobs. His female co-star, Aimee Carrero, came across as far more interesting and had better interactions with Fiennes. And when the heck is he ever going to get over an incident that happened nearly 30 years ago?

[@oddthequiet4868]

He doesnt have much range but a director does know what to expect from him. It was a small part but he was great for John Wick

[@Electronica27]

I was inclined to disagree with you. But his character was not supposed to have sympathy for him especially as he said he based his character on Segal, I didn't see that at all. Just looked like a sad actor trying to cling onto the names he knows.

[@adamrivera694]

Bait and switch for the trailer. Heavily implied cannabalism

[@Yehthatstinks]

Go watch Bones and All then if you know what content you want to consume ahead of time 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@liabowden8526]

Dumbass Segal thought he’d be the next Bruce Lee, but really, his best chance would have been the next Hulk Hogan… but only until the Rock came around. I love this petty little revenge Leguizamo got with this. 💚🤘 Eff Seagal and the fake martial arts he rode in on. My fav part of Executive Decision has *always* been his death scene. If only all his characters died before getting much screen time. 😅🤷‍♀️😉

[@RJ-sd6uc]

Is Hong Chau that play Elsa is the same imposter that play as Queen Elizabeth in Johnny English?

[@Procedurallydegeneratedjohn]

My dad was engaged to Amy Wescotts sister Sue before he died. He went to Amys wedding and stayed in their house while he was there. I had no idea how famous these people were lol

[@marykay7878]

see kids, thats why you never, ever create a horcrux.

[@jamesray741]

When Beth Harmon goes to eat

[@Raiya_ru17]

Watch her on the Witch and that one psycho film with young Professor X in Xmen origins. She’s like Johnny Depp, choosing eccentric films and characters or Leo D who chooses to star on certain movies with depth. That’s why you know the movie will be good if Anya Taylor is starring on it.

[@jamesray741]

@@Raiya_ru17 I've watched all her stuff since watching Queen's Gambit. She's amazing.

[@p.michaelhayesii7196]

MARK. MARK MYLOD. NOT “Mike”. I mean… come on.

[@Hisherly]

Hmm just finished watching but how does KZbin know tho...

[@waynebrewer1901]

But why did it feel like an M. Night movie?

[@Teefs69]

I want to order adobo chef.

[@lafemmerowena]

I didn't understand why they all had to die though? someone explain pls.Thanks. It ws an OK movie for me.

[@anathemadevice1900]

Because if no one dies the menu doesnt work

[@goldie1776]

In the chef’s speech he basically says they all are the problem with this world of fine dining and artistry (not only the consumers but the staff as well). The consumers never appreciate the artists, which causes them deep dissatisfaction in their life that they don’t think they can crawl out of since they’ve put everything into it, which leads to the artists being burnt out and bitter about life. The customers push around the fine dining staff, and the staff allow them to the point of lost sanity. In order to “correct” these wrongs they need to be “cleansed” and stripped away of their old selves, and the chef and staff believe the only way to be truly cleansed is through death. Therefore, the whole “being transformed through fire” like a s’more doesn’t work unless everyone involved is “transformed through fire”. In this case fire turning people into corpses. He turned something metaphorical into something literal in his own twisted version of art. If they don’t burn and “transform” this symbolism in the menu doesn’t work. The menu is meant to be performative art taken to intense extremes. That’s why the menu doesn’t work if they all live. If they all live the whole point the staff is trying to make would be for nothing. The customers would leave to keep doing what they’re doing in hurting artists for their own benefit, and the staff would keep living meaningless lives serving those who treat them as nothing despite all they do. The “art” would be meaningless. If they die, it puts an end to the unhappy cycle they’re in. All the cooks wanted this to happen because they all feel the same way. They basically made a suicide pact and completed it through “artistic means” since that’s what they’ve programmed themselves to do (turning food into art) and wanted to take those they felt were responsible for their unhappiness in life with them.

[@larrygerry985]

Funny listening to actresses talk about eating when a normal person it is no big deal

[@cv8683]

Segals best rated movie is the one where he dies in the intro.

[@soniateresagonzaleznieda3223]

These actress eyes look like they are getting a divorce.

[@algerae1984]

I'm going to watch it again because I just wasn't feeling it. Couple scenes I laughed but other than that it seemed boring to me and yes I do love slow burn movies. Does anybody else feel the same???

[@ItsJustJayla]

Same!

[@andrewpariat9263]

Jeda Smith was the cook

[@warrent1490]

Ok looper, why are you describing the real chief the way you did. Does that mean she's the only person with 3 stars, or are there actually a ton of them? So just say she's good holding a 2 star ratings.

[@oddthequiet4868]

Why kill the Actor? Chef didn't like the movie? That's on Chef. If you are going to burn anyone then burn the writer

[@watcharules369]

What is the untold truth?

[@tylergnosis2581]

I didn't understand the movie

[@pebicentric]

Hot take: idk why but I didn’t like it. It’s well made and all. Acting is superb and the story is refreshing. But there is something missing… or it’s me.

[@evolniw5541]

Cheeseburger graving 😬

[@wobblertv8083]

Fiennes and Taylor Joy were great .But would you just sit there while your turned into giant marshmallow and set on fire ?

[@dovkushnir7808]

This was obviously John Leguizamo's worst acting in years... His inspiration was Steven Seagal? He came across as one of the most likeable people in the film; in no way did he resemble Seagal.

[@Experternas]

the movie was very interesting to start with but in third act the whole thing blew up in boring crapshow. no twists, no nothing. they could have made the guy who loved the food to be in on it or a serial killer or something..something more than first reacting to real killings with nonchalance only to later be killed...i mean why.. why was he not affected by the murder infront of him..but then also a chickenshit later..so strange. its a really bad bad movie that had a great idea but failed hard.

[@maxwellasky]

On day 153?

[@tonguepunch88waffles22]

Fine dining is a joke anyway

[@denizk.3217]

Thats not how you pronounce 'homage'

[@samuelbankston2108]

Terrible. Same as birdman watched both this week and really didn't like either

[@josecarlosmorenomendoza357]

Women are always allowed toi attack men, physically, it is absolutely normalized and no one gives it a second thought.

[@player1x]

70% domestic violence victims are women

[@TheMaryweather]

He brought her to island to die.

[@josecarlosmorenomendoza357]

@@TheMaryweather She didn't know that at that moment stop being a simp

[@josecarlosmorenomendoza357]

@@nah....6151 Except you're not being fair as she had no idea of that at the moment, at that moment he had been kind of jerky sure, and it is amazing how a bad attitude from a male can be answered with physical violence from a female and everyone is cool with it.

[@edisonlima4647]

​@@josecarlosmorenomendoza357What do you mean? The Chef tells her the guy had chosen her as a companion knowing she was going to die for that and THEN she gets angry and attacks him.

[@moonchild7909]

It all felt so made up all the sarcasm, the social hierarchy stuff. It was super on the nose and hence lost it essence early on. The platform in my opinion is a great satirical film based around food. Tbh i didn’t enjoy it, the mystery & the nuance just felt flat.

[@TheMaryweather]

I think The Menu was better than The Platform.

[@edisonlima4647]

Wait, do you really think The Platform was *LESS* on the nose? The movie that uses "not leaving 'food' for those below you in the social order is bad, actually" as a """""metaphor""""".